Dabasu Durovys is a Latvian pop rock band, formed at the beginning of 2006 in Daugavpils. Most lyrics of their songs are written in Latgalian. The band's name is Latgalian for "the doors of the sky".
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Daugavpils, Latvia |
| Genres | Pop rock Blues rock |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Labels | Latgolys Producentu Grupa |
| Members | Arnis Slobožaņins (lead vocals, guitar) Valdis Rundzāns (bass guitar) Romāns Sladzis (back vocals, electric guitar) Egils Kulmanis (Back Vocals, Saxophone) Aleksandrs Tamans (drums) |
| Past members | Sergejs Čakāns Edgars Kluss Jānis Veliks Mihails Šaiters Kristaps Strods |
| Website | draugiem.lv/dabasudurovys |
Dabasu Durovys is one of the first rock bands that started to write music in Latgalian, and it can be considered the member of the "Latgalian Music New Wave". The band has recorded the first ever Latgalian blues (Vipingys blūzs) and Dixieland (Vacais mašinists). The band has taken influences from the 60's pop and rock, folk rock, blues music and British pop rock.
In 2008, the band released their first music album Lepetnīks ('Butterfly'). Like many other new bands, Dabasu Durovys has taken part in many contests for young bands, with some success in 2007 (Mic Rec bārs Open) and 2010 (Četri balti krekli New Music Contest).The band has also participated in the notable Latvian music festival "Bildes". In 2012 their album Styklu Vītā Skaņa ('Sound instead of glass') was nominated as one of top 5 best pop rock albums of 2012 in the Annual Latvian Music Awards (Latvijas Mūzikas Gada Balva). Apart from playing more than 20 concerts a year, Dabasu Durovys has also participated in festivals abroad – Lithuania (2007, 2009, 2011, 2012), Portugal (2010), Australia (2011) and Poland (2015). In 2016, the band released their fourth album Pādys Runoj ('The Footprints Talk').
Radio singles
edit| Year | Single | Radio station | Album |
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| 2006 | Čajs ar madu | Latgales Radio Latvijas Radio 2 Radio SWH |
Lepetnīks |
| 2006 | Vipingys Blūzs | Latgales Radio | Lepetnīks |
| 2006 | Bezprotā | Latgales Radio Fit FM Latvijas Radio 2 |
Lepetnīks |
| 2008 | Trejūs naktī | Latgales Radio LTV program Sems |
Lepetnīks |
| 2008 | Tai tam byus byut | Latgales Radio Latvijas Radio 2 Kurzemes Radio |
Styklu Vītā Skaņa |
| 2009 | Muoksleigi kameisi | Latgales Radio Latvijas Radio 2 Radio Naba |
Styklu Vītā Skaņa |
| 2010 | Lai jau kreit | Latgales Radio | Styklu Vītā Skaņa |
| 2011 | Grēku fani | Radio Valmiera Latvijas Radio 1 Latvijas Radio 2 Latgales Radio Latviešu Radio |
Styklu Vītā Skaņa |
| 2011 | Trešais pagarinuojums | Latviešu Radio Latgales Radio |
Styklu Vītā Skaņa |
| 2012 | Pusnakts Triādis | Latgales Radio | Styklu Vītā Skaņa |
| 2014 | Sejas Grāmata | Muzikālā Banka | Bāka |
Discography
edit- Lepetnīks (2008)
- Styklu Vītā Skaņa (2012)
- Bāka (2014)
- Pādys Runoj (2016)